Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-11-09


about completed. The alarm bell of
the Citizens Hose Company was placed
In 1t last week, and is now ready to
sound the alarm of fire whenever need
ed. Fortunately, there has been no
need OF 1T or the services of the mem
bers of the well equipped Hose Com
pany since the fire last Christmas
week.
LAST Thursday night some persons
maliciously broke down a lot of fence
on the farm of Allen Young, near
Blackstone Cross Roads. Saturday
Detective Hutchins, of Dover, arrested
Ezra Robinson and John Reams. white.
and William Redden, colored, for com
hitting the depreciation and at a hear
ing before Squire John B. Book. of
clayton, they were found guilty and
lined S5.7S each. Robinson has since
entered suit against Mr.. Young for
assault and battery.
THE ladies of the NJ. E. Mite Society
have for some years appropriated
Thanksgiving night for a festival.
They determined this year to vary it
with an "Old Folks Concert" but from
certain distractions that have inter
posed this has been abandoned. and
the evening turned over to the Band of
Hope which is now preparing to give
us on Thanksgiving night at the Opera
House, an entertainment in which
Mother Goose figures largely and will
no doubt be highly entertaining.
The birth day party given to Harvey
Spruance last week, his twenty-irst
anniversary, marking his advent into
manhood, was attended by about sew
enty persons. The young ladies COM
memorated the event by the presenta-
ton of a handsome gold headed ebony
cane, and the young men of Clayton a
| silver mounted silk umbrella. The
first was engraved with his initials and
the latter with the same and initials of
the telegraphers call. There were be-
sides several presents from members of
his family.
LITTLE BESSIE HYNsON, a bright
member of the Band of Hope of six or
seven summers, died on Monday morn
ing OF membranOus Group, and will be
buried this afternoon. The members
OF the band have secured a handsome
floral design as a token of their regard
for their lost companion. Her last act
as member of association was to pre-
sent, herself, on behalf of the Band of
Hope, a beautiful boquet to Mrs. S. L.
Baldwin at the close Of her able tenn
perance address at the church on Sat
urday night week.
The 18th annual meeting of the
Local Preachers Association of the
Wilmington Conference, will be held
in Newport, Delaware, commencing on
Friday evening Nov. 18th. The Dro-
gramme which the curators have sent
out to the different members has some
interesting topics of theology and
church pOlity for discussion. The Gull
mlnatiOn of the Association in its re-
llglOus aspect is, however, on Sunday
when they have full charge of the
church service in lOvefeast, preaching
and Sunday school exercises.
E. M. FOWLER, D. P. G. Master. ac-
cOmpanied by nine other members Of
inns town, and eight from Dover went
70 FELTON, on Monday evening to install
the new y elected officers of the Odd
Fellows lodge of that town. The in
stallation was public, and witnessed bv
large number of the citizens not
members of the order. Revs. Collins
Nicholson and Stone made addresses
appropriate to the occasion. This was
followed by delightful entertainment
OF delicacies enjoyed by the members of
the order. The visitors returned home
the next morning.
THE chancel boquet as well as the
ladies' corsage flower is now, with the
advent OF severe frosts, about narrow
ed down to the chrysanthemum. which
by the way has become very popular
the past few years with the ladies. if
not possessing a desirable fragrance
A Few roses are maintaining a stubborn
night for existence despite the blight
ing temperature, but soon with their
gay competitors which bloom ont
serenely at the frost line, for church
chancel and button-hole ornaments
they must disappear before the Wig
orous reign of winter.
ILLUSIONS, or Popular Errors" is
the subject of Rev. VIM. S. Robinson's
lecture at the Opera House, this even
ing at y O'Clock. The subject itself
would indicate an hour of entertain
ment such as could but be enioyed as
presented by any fair speaker, but
coming from Mr.. RobinsOn's rich store
mouse OF information, clad in the at
tractive dress which he weayes about a
subject, the occasion cannot but be a
rare one to those enjoying mental de.
lights. Remember, it is this evening
The Smyrna Orchestra and a male
quartette will make music for the &C.
casiOn.
THE AnsOnia Conn., Sentinel, has
the following:
Considerable discussion has been
going on relative to coal oil as n source
of diptheria. Some persons claim that
us use IN the home is prime cause of
development of the disease, and Mr..
starr, who has investigated the subject
carefully, claims to have discovered
that OF thirty-eight cases brought to
his attention not one of the whole
number occurred in a house where
coal oil was not used as the illuminat-
ing material. In a few cases both coal
Oil and gas were used, but there was
not one case when either candles or
gas was used solely for Illuminating
purposes"
JOHN NJ. JERMAN, determined not to
be outdone by James H. Hall or Joshua
Boyd, brought to town yesterday
specimen Of potatoes of which fourteen
filled a basket, and they are now on
exhibition at Beck's store. The first
basket which Mr.. Jerman brought in
were smooth and free from knots
beautiful specimens. He CHALLENGES
on forfeit, to beat any one in this sec
ton on the production of large smooth
clean potatoes. Mr.. Us method Of
raising potatoes is to manure the
ground well, plOw, plant and then
cover with straw. He has between two
and three hundred bushels. We are
indebted to him for some fine sneci-
mems for table use.
The following officers of Mornino
Star Lodge, No. 6, /. o. o. F., of this
town were installed on Friday evening
last by District Deputy Grand Master
=. M. Fowler: N. G., Chas. A. Barnes,
v. g., John r. Cameron, Jr.; r.. s..
Chas. w. SiscO p. S., G. M. Steven.
son Treasurer, Jos. Wright; Warden. |
Geo. X. Barnes; Conductor, +. J. Colt: |
r. S. to N. G., E. NJ. Fowler L. S. TO |
n. g., Chas. A. Beck o. G.. b. F |
Redman O. II Eott,1ar. ftLa..